The Association of Retinal age gap with metabolic syndrome and inflammation.

Zhuoting ZhuDan LiuRuiye ChenWenyi HuHuan LiaoKaterina KiburgJason HaShuang HeXianwen ShangYu HuangWei WangHonghua YuXiaohong YangMingguang He

Published in: Journal of diabetes (2023)

We found that retinal age gaps were significantly associated with MetS as well as inflammation. Given the noninvasive and cost-effective nature and the efficacy of the retinal age gap, it has great potential to be used as a screening tool for MetS in large populations.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
metabolic syndrome
oxidative stress
optic nerve
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
uric acid
risk assessment
skeletal muscle
genetic diversity